Utah State Route 53
# Utah State Route 53

State Route 53 (SR-53) is a 1.949-mile-long (3.137 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Utah, connecting Interstate 15 (I-15) and I-84 with U.S. Route 89 (US-89) via Ogden's 24th Street. SR-53 was created in 1969 as a remnant of SR-37, which was truncated to its current length at that time.

## Route description

SR-53 begins at exit 342 of I-15, and heads northeast of Pennsylvania Avenue before curving east into 24th Street. A viaduct built in about 1970 takes the road over the Weber River, the Union Pacific Railroad's Ogden Yard at the old Union Station, and SR-204 (Wall Avenue). Two blocks after SR-53 returns to ground level, it ends at US-89. The entire route is in the Weber Valley, which locally slopes down towards the Weber River.

## History

24th Street west of SR-1 (US-91, now US-89) was added to the state highway system in 1915, becoming part of SR-37 in 1927 and SR-38 in 1931, only to be given back to SR-37 in 1964 (along with former SR-39 on 24th Street east of US-89). The state legislature removed parts of SR-37 from the state highway system in 1969, renumbering the portion between I-15 and US-89 as State Route 53.

## Major intersections

The entire route is in Ogden, Weber County.

| mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 0.000– 0.095 | 0.000– 0.153 | I-15 south / I-84 east – Salt Lake I-15 north / I-84 west – Pocatello (Idaho) | Western terminus; interchange (I-15/I-84 Exit 342); southbound entrance, northbound exit |
| 1.625 | 2.615 | SR-204 (Wall Avenue) | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| 1.949 | 3.137 | US 89 (Washington Boulevard) | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access ||||
